Opinion
No. 05-19-00193-CR
07-08-2019
JOSEPH KIM, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee
On Appeal from the 291st Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F15-34581-U
ORDER
Appellant, who was convicted of indecency with a child by sexual contact, filed his brief on June 18, 2019. In the brief, appellant identifies the child victim by name. This Court does not allow a party to file a brief that discloses the names of child victims, child witnesses, or any other children discussed or identified at trial in an indecency case. See TEX. R. APP. P. 9.10(b) ("Unless a court orders otherwise, an electronic or paper filing with the court, including the contents of any appendices, must not contain sensitive data."), id. 9.10(a)(3) ("Sensitive Data Defined. Sensitive data consists of . . . a birth date, a home address, and the name of any person who was a minor at the time the offense was committed."). Accordingly, we STRIKE appellant's June 18, 2019 brief.
We ORDER appellant to file, within TEN DAYS of the date of this order, an amended brief that identifies any child victim and any other child (including witnesses) either generically (for example, "victim" or "victim's younger sister") or by initials only, including when quoting relevant portions of the record or giving a statement of the case.
We DIRECT the Clerk to send copies of this order to Robert H. Rogers and to the Dallas County District Attorney.
/s/ BILL PEDERSEN, III
JUSTICE